In a notable shift, the U.S. has revised its UN Security Council resolution, the third draft submitted to date, to include mention of a pathway to Palestinian statehood. The resolution reflects ongoing efforts to secure international consensus for Trump’s peace initiatives in Gaza
The United States has submitted an additional revised resolution of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan to the UN Security Council. The new draft includes, for the first time, an explicit reference to the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state controlled by the Palestinian Authority, contingent on reforms of the PA and the successful redevelopment of Gaza.
The draft, submitted on Thursday, states that it supports the establishment of the Board of Peace as a transitional administrative body of Gaza, to be headed by Trump, “until such a time as the Palestinian Authority has satisfactorily completed its reform program, as outlined in various proposals, including President Trump’s peace plan in 2020 and the Saudi-French Proposal, and can securely take back control of Gaza.”
It adds that once the PA undergoes the necessary reforms and Gaza redevelopment has advanced, “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
It continues saying that “The United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence.”
The draft also addresses Gaza’s borders and the security of the Strip. The proposal calls for Israeli withdrawal based on “standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization,” in congruence with the International Stabilization Force’s gradual establishment of control in the Strip.
However, the proposal adds that an Israeli security permitter presence inside the Strip will “remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat.”
This is the third draft the United States has made public, the second of which was submitted on Wednesday. The vague wording follows intensive negotiations in New York aimed at securing agreement from Arab states and the international community on deploying the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.
The mention of a pathway to Palestinian self-determination is the only significant revision of the draft, much of which resembles Donald Trump’s 20-point Peace Plan.
The proposal is said to be the Trump administration’s public backing of his peace initiatives while also garnering international support for the multinational stabilization force.
Diplomatic circles describe the American drafts as a starting point for negotiations, in part because they fail to address many fundamental questions, such as the depth of Israel’s withdrawal after the stabilization force is deployed in the Strip, and the future of the Rafah crossing.
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